All Houston airports will reopen Wednesday after shutting down on Jan. 21 as a winter storm barreled through South Texas.

People in Texas and much of the U.S. South are facing record snowfalls and icy conditions, with both New Orleans and Houston covered in snow. The big picture: This once-in-a-generation event for millions across the Gulf Coast has closed schools,

Precip may start as rain, but as temps fall to the freezing mark after sunset Monday, a transition to freezing rain and sleet is expected.

Frigid temperatures engulfed Texas and other parts of the South on Monday ahead of a rare winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and disruptive ice accumulations to the region into Wednesday,

This upcoming system is expected to usher in even colder conditions, with some areas bracing for single-digit lows and temperatures in the low teens — marking the coldest weather of the winter so far.